Al Falamanki
Address:
Damascus street
Beirut, Lebanon
Phone:
323456/70 605090
NileGuide Expert tip:
On weekends it gety very crowded. Better visit during the week.
Description:
Al Falamanki offers traditional Lebanese food in an exceptionally elegant atmosphere. Favored by locals since it first opened it's a place where ladies meet, men stay for hours to play cards of backgammons, people come to eat, drink, socialise and smoke seven different kinds of nagiles. In warm weather daybeds are placed on the terrace but there is also ample seating in doors. Many memorabila of Khalil Al Falamanki, the father of the present owner are displayed around the restaurant. Due to his work for Egyptioan business man Tarek Fakhry, Khali met and became the friend of many international celebrities like Alfred Hitchcock.
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